Jones turned down her scholarship before she was drafted, and didn’t have a plan B.

“If I didn’t get drafted, everything would have gone down the drain very quickly and I was pretty worried,” she said.

“I wouldn’t have known what to do with myself if I didn’t get drafted.”

It wasn’t until the Crows took her at pick No.24 in the 2017 NAB AFL Women’s Draft that her decision was justified.

“Watching as my name was called to Adelaide during the draft, I was flooded with relief and happiness that I made the right decision and this is definitely the way I should have gone,” she said.

“I’m pretty thankful that I did pick footy over basketball.”

The first week of training has furthered that statement for Jones.

While it was “bloody hard work”, she enjoyed learning about the professional football environment and getting out on the track.

“I already learned heaps and it’s only week one. At the moment I am just soaking in every single word, good or bad,” she laughed.

Being treated as a professional athlete is going to take some adjusting for Jones.

“We get rub downs and tape, sometimes it’s overwhelming. I’m like ‘oh my god I should be doing that myself, I can get the water!’ I feel like I have to do something to help,” she said.

“Here we are treated like professional athletes, we get whatever we need no questions asked and having that is really amazing.”

It is a great end to what has been an amazing year for Jones, who made the Under-18 All Australian team, was MVP for the Allies at the Under-18 National Championships and represented Glenelg in the inaugural SANFL women’s competition.

Getting drafted was the icing on the cake.

“Thinking about all the opportunities I’ve been given, I’m just amazed at the year I’ve had and hopefully it continues at the Crows.”